• Kanye West Tells Sway Calloway and Charlamagne Tha God to 'Shut the f--k up'

    At the end of December, we reported Kanye West saying he would hold off on ranting for "six months at least." Well it hasn't even been two months, and Yeezy has already broken his "vow." As Noisey points out, West gave an impassioned speech during his February 13 Yeezus show in Pennsylvania. This time he calls out radio personalities Charlamagne Tha God and Sway Calloway, both of whom got West riled up when they had him on their shows.

  • Preview Kanye West's guest verse on Rick Ross' 'Sanctified' [LISTEN]

    Kanye West has made his first featured guest appearance in two years on Rick Ross' new track "Sanctified" off the upcoming album, Mastermind. According to Consequence of Sound, the 16-track album was previewed at a listening party in New York last night. Someone recorded a snippet of the new song and posted it to Instagram.

  • Chief Keef and Kanye West photographed together, possibly collaborating on 'Bang 3'

    Somehow Chicago has become one of the hottest locales in hip-hop at the moment. The curiosity is that the rappers popularizing the city's hip-hop scene are all coming from radically different directions...for example: Kanye West, Chance The Rapper and Chief Keef. A photo posted on Instagram Monday morning indicates that West and Keef may be collaborating however.

  • Kanye West won't be charged in alleged Beverly Hills attack following civil settlement

    Kanye West will not face criminal charges over the alleged attack on a man in at a Beverly Hills medical center last month. According to the Associated Press, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office dismissed the battery case following West's civil settlement with the man who accused West of punching him and considering no serious injuries were documented in the case.

  • The Evolution of Hip-Hop at the Grammy Awards and What It Means for 2014

    Gone are the days of hip-hop being solely contained to stoops of New York City and other inner cities across the country. Hip-hop has evolved into an international language of creative expression. Just about anywhere you go, hip-hop will follow. From advertisements to the runways in Milan, hip-hop cannot be escaped and it is a force to be reckoned with.

  • Grammys 2014: Best Rap Album, will Kanye West take home the prize again?

    The 56th Annual Grammy Awards hosted by LL Cool J will air live from the Los Angeles Staples Center this Sunday (January 26) at 8 p.m. EST on CBS. We've examined the biggest categories and have put in our two cents on who we think should win and who we think will win each award. Vote for your pick in the poll at the bottom of the page. Next up: Best Rap Album

  • Kanye West to headline Summer 2014 X Games Music Festival in Austin

    Kanye West has been announced as the headliner for the 2014 Summer X Games in Austin, Texas. According to Austin360, Yeezy will perform a 75-minute set at the event, his first performance in 2014 outside of his Yeezus Tour. The lineup also features performances from The Flaming Lips, Pretty Lights, Gary Clark Jr., Mac Miller, Slightly Stoopid, Bad Religion, Dillon Francis, Mayer Hawthorne and more
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